The Briton then upped a gear as a tired-looking Agassi struggled, winning a single game as Henman levelled the match winning the set 6-1.
In searing early afternoon heat on the Stadium court, the match evolved into a baseline battle and Agassi began to hit harder and deeper before moving a break ahead at 4-3, only for Henman to break back.
It worked very effectively for Andre Agassi a few years ago.
Though as a former top executive at software giant SAP, Agassi was not exactly a typical startup guy.
Today the deployment of the charging and switching networks for electric cars in Israel and Denmark, coupled with a rapidly growing global customer base, have made Agassi's vision a reality.
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Better Place's business model was based on car owners paying a fee according to the number of miles they drive, which Mr. Agassi likened to a mobile-phone subscription.
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In the decider, Henman moved 5-3 ahead when Agassi thrashed a backhand wide, but the American held to force Henman to serve for the match.
In the third set, the pair exchanged service games to love but the crucial break came in the seventh game when Agassi claimed a winner off Kuerten's second serve to lead 4-3.
Agassi remains a large shareholder in Better Place.
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Jiri Novak, his opponent in Sunday's Madrid Masters final, was forced to withdraw with a leg injury, handing Agassi the title by default.
Agassi had endured a generally below-par year by his high standards and it was to prove a tough battle for gold, but as the memories flooded back he reeled off in quick succession how he did it.
When the number 12 seed beat Russia's Mikhail Youzhny, the German became the oldest man to reach the quarterfinals of a grand slam since Andre Agassi in 2005 and the oldest to do so in Paris since 1971.
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"It's disappointing that someone had to lose a match like that, " Agassi said.
Until now, Patrick has often been lumped into that space traditionally linked to tennis whizzes Anna Kournikova, a highly ranked player who failed to win a major tournament, and Andre ("Image is Everything") Agassi, in the days before he broke through and won a Wimbledon title.
And Andre Agassi is also aiming for a Stella success after crashing out of the French Open early.
Sampras holds a 20-14 career record over Agassi, winning four of the five Grand Slam finals the two have contested.
For example, Brad Gilbert (Agassi, Roddick) has a TV contract in the USA and Bob Brett (Becker, Ivanesevic) runs his own academy in Italy.
Steadily growing in confidence as he progressed into the second week, the 31-year-old was reborn in the final - frustrating Agassi once more to clinch a fairytale title.
Henman had four opportunities to secure the match, but Agassi dug deep, forcing a tie-break and eventually pipping Henman to secure the match 7-5 1-6 7-6 (12-10) in a thrilling finale.
Former world tennis No. 1 Rafael Nadal has restricted his appearances outside of the Wimbledon Championships, while Andre Agassi was ordered to pay a proportion of his sponsorship income after losing a U.K. court case in 2006.
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Seventh seed Gaston Gaudio of Argentina edged past France's Cyril Saulnier, while American veteran Agassi, the eighth seed, was a 6-4 4-6 6-2 winner over countryman Paul Goldstein.
Agassi is also well known for his Andre Agassi Foundation for Education, which started a school for disadvantaged youth in Las Vegas, where the power tennis couple lives, and is very vocal and involved in his charitable cause.
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The match featured the two players who had headed the rankings for most of the year, before a late slump saw Safin slip to third behind Andre Agassi.
But Gilbert came with a CV that included working with former world number ones Andre Agassi and Andy Roddick.
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